Answer:
Aspirin = acetylsalicyclic acid
Its conjugate base = acetylsalicyclate
Note: See the attachment below for structures.
Explanation:
Aspirin, also known as acetylsalicyclic acid is derived from the acetylation of salicyclic acid at carbon-2. It is used as a medication in the treatment of pain, fever and inflammation.
It is grouped under the class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which are a class of drugs that in addition to anti-inflammatory actions, have analgesic, antipyretic, and platelet-inhibitory actions.
Its conjugate base, acetylsalicyclate is obtained from the deprotonation of the carboxylic acid group, -COOH.
